The Scout Report: Folger, Math, Yale Writing, Portraiture & Art Techniques, British Colonialism Images and The Quabbin Reservoir
Research and Education
The Folger Shakespeare Library Celebrated William Shakespeare’s 450th Birthday in April, 2014. Photo of the 2009 celebration by Jeff Malet
·http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/
As this website proclaims, visitors of the page will find "Timeless Texts” and "Cutting-Edge Code," culled from the words of the Bard. This code refers to the source code that users can download from the site, allowing interested parties to develop new noncommercial Shakespeare projects and apps. To get started, visitors can access the Read a Play feature. There's a brief introduction to the editions here, courtesy of Barbara Mowat and Paul Werstine. In the About Us section visitors can learn more about this lovely project and also take a look at links to their digital image collection and a range of K-12 teaching resources. [KMG]
·http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/
Interested in integers? Fascinated by fractals? The MIT OpenCourseWare Mathematics website can assist you with your quest for knowledge where visitors have access to all of the materials this institution has contributed over the past few years. Users will note that there are over four dozen courses here, complete with syllabi, lecture notes, and even in some cases video lectures and other audio visual materials. Browse through the Featured Courses to learn about some of the most recent offerings, which include, "Nonlinear Dynamics I: Chaos" and "Category Theory for Scientists." Additionally, users can sign up to receive updates when new materials are added to the site. [KMG]
·http://writing.yalecollege.yale.edu/
The Yale College Writing Center "supports writers and writing teachers through the resources on this website" and consequently support an audience far beyond New Haven. First-time visitors should look at the Advice for Students to get started. Here, they will find areas that include "What Good Writers Know" and "Model Papers from the Disciplines." The first area contains short and succinct advice with detailed explanations while the second area contains thoughtful works from Yale students in fields such as philosophy, natural science, and literature. Moving along, Writing at Yale includes information about the various writing programs and initiatives at Yale College, along with links to writing award programs from around the country. [KMG]
·http://www.jce.divched.org/video
The JCE Chemical Education Exchange offers a range of videos designed for educators and the curious public. Created as part of the larger ChemEd Exchange website, videos include Boiling by Cooling, Atmosphere Pressure, Ammonia Fountain, and Canned Heat. All told, the website hosts over 280 videos and several dozen are available at no charge. Visitors can use the search engine on the top of the page for specific content or browse around at their leisure. A list of related blogs and relevant blog topics, such as Lego Periodic Table, can also be found on this site. It is a great resource to get the creative juices flowing in regard to chemistry education. [KMG]
·http://pudl.princeton.edu/collections/pudl0110
The letters of Christopher Columbus have fascinated historians and travelers for over half a millennia. This collection from the Princeton University Digital Library brings together four of the seven Latin editions and one German edition of his letters as published in the last decade of the 15th century. This site allows visitors to peruse a clutch of these fine volumes in their original languages. Visitors can look around the volumes as they see fit or search for various phrases and words. It's worth nothing that visitors can browse by topic or document contributor. It's an amazing way to explore these letters which transformed contemporary understandings of the people and places across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe. [KMG]
·http://www.neh.gov/humanities
What's the National Endowment for the Humanities up to these days? Plenty, of course, and its Humanities magazine provides plenty of information on such matters. The Recent Favorites are a great place to start, containing links to articles from the magazine, such as "The Trail of Hannah Arendt" and "The Otherworldly Malamud." Moving along, visitors can delve into the Classics, which include some meditations on Alexander Von Humboldt and the plain speaking mode of Carl Sandburg. Visitors also shouldn't miss the Browse Back Issues, which offer access to dozens of back issues. Each issue also features the fabulous Impertinent Questions feature, which profiles scholars' responses to questions about Buffalo Bill Cody, Thomas Jefferson, and Adam Smith. [KMG]
·http://edcommunity.esri.com/
If you have an interest in the spatial sciences, you'll enjoy the EdCommunity website from Esri. The Education Maps and Data area contains several dozen interactive educational modules designed to teach people about geographic information systems (GIS) and a range of visualization tools. The Lesson Plans are another great find, including hundreds of lessons from "Analyzing Supermarket Access With ArcGIS online" to "An Easy Pathway To Create Storymaps.” Additionally, the Videos and Webinars area includes student GIS presentations and useful webinars such as, "Where Do You Start with GIS in Education" and "Analyzing 10 Landscapes using ArcGIS Online.” [KMG]
·http://serc.carleton.edu/woburn/index.html
Is it possible to use a popular book to explore interfaces between science, citizen action, public health, and the US Legal system? In short, it is, and this resources from the Science in the Courtroom series makes it possible. Developed by Professor Scott Bair, with funding from the National Science Foundation, the resource uses the landmark case of Anne Anderson et al. versus W.R. Grace & Co. and Beatrice Foods, Inc. to explore a range of issues. The website contains three levels of exploration, including a mock trial and discussion questions, along with a Resource Collection. This last section includes photographs, newspaper articles, animations, and much more. [KMG]
General Interest
·http://www.lib.ua.edu/content/libraries/hoole/digital/pcards/pcard.htm
The Historic Postcards of Alabama database was created by Diane Wade and the items are housed at the William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library at the University of Alabama. The collection contains over 230 rare postcards that document life in this southern state between the years 1900 to 1920. Visitors can get started by using the Location Index to wander around different corners of the state, including Mobile, Selma, and Tuscaloosa. The Birmingham area is a great place to start as it features photos of various prominent buildings, churches, and geographical features. [KMG]
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